A report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) on the effects of falling school rolls has found that all regions will experience a decrease in primary school funding between 2023/24 and 2029/30, with the North East projected to experience the largest decrease of 9%.
The East of England is projected to have the smallest decrease of 1.2%.
Secondary funding is set to overtake primary funding in 2026/27, however, both primary and secondary funding will see a downwards trend, the report adds.
Funding for primary schools is currently 5.9% higher than that of secondary schools, but by 2029/30, secondary funding will be 1.2% higher than primary funding, according to researchers.
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